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Video Editor - Maternity CoverEnvironmental Justice Foundation
16 days ago
  • LevelMid Level
  • ProfessionsFilm Editor, Content Editor, Videographer
  • TypeFull Time
  • LocationLondon, United Kingdom

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Description


ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) investigates, exposes and campaigns to end environmental injustice – the loss of natural habitats and biodiversity and the associated threat to basic human rights.
We are recruiting a Video Editor to cover maternity for an existing team member. You will join a dynamic and dedicated team, delivering long-term impact protecting people and planet through film. You should apply if you are a committed and creative aspiring editor with an ability to craft compelling stories and are passionate about our natural world.
Key Tasks
  • Selecting highlights from rushes and compiling clip reels from trip footage
  • Producing high-quality, engaging edits from new and archive footage
  • Processing, archiving and organising incoming footage and stills
  • Preparing graphics, text, and subtitles in multiple languages, and making amendments to edits following feedback
  • Processing and archiving stills and uploading to the digital photo library with tags
  • Sound mixing and colour correction
  • Producing animated elements for longer films
  • Drafting scripts for voiceover
  • Directing and recording voiceover sessions
  • Assisting Video Producers in managing day-to-day activities to streamline the post-production process
  • Various fact-checking, research, proofreading tasks
About the successful candidate
  • You enjoy research and understand the fundamental need for attention to detail and factual accuracy
  • You have a passion for storytelling through editing and presenting visual material to diverse audiences to secure their understanding and support for EJF’s campaigns
  • You are able to deliver agreed outcomes on time and on budget, at times managing multiple projects and tight deadlines and you are able to prioritise your workload
  • You are entirely comfortable taking direction and feedback, working in a team, with equal ability to work independently, taking initiative and responsibility
  • You can comfortably work across all video styles from documentaries to social media explainers, interviews to event edits
Necessary Skills
  • Highly proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Comfortable with Audition, After Effects, Lightroom and Photoshop
  • Comfortable working with a variety of codecs and formats
  • A strong understanding of editing workflows and file structuring
  • Must be highly organised, technical and have a keen eye for creative detail
  • Knowledge of social media trends and formats
  • Ability to work to tight deadlines and produce multiple cuts for varied audiences at short notice
Desirable Skills
  • Experience using InDesign and Illustrator
  • Experience using Handbrake
  • Design, VFX or motion graphics experience
  • Second language skills
  • An interest and understanding of the environmental campaigning landscape


Please send your CV and cover letter explaining why you are the right person for this job to: recruitment@ejfoundation.org
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK.
EJF is an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity within the workplace.
Deadline: Thursday 26th September

Skills Required

  • Editing
  • Editing Film
  • Script Development
  • Production
  • Colour Correction
  • Sound Editing
  • Video Editing
  • Video Creation

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